1. 1 Rubric for AAA Grading Collecting the Body of Evidence Special Services 2007 August 9, 2007 – May 22, 2008

2. 2 Rubric for AAA Grading Knowledge, then, is a system of transformations that become progressively adequate. ~Jean Piaget

3. 3 Rubric for reporting AAA progress Measuring progress objectively Criteria Trials Schedule of Evaluation Grading Rubric Grading Rubric breakdown Level of Assistance : Level of Guidance Awareness Levels Testing info/Purposes

4. 4 Rubric for AAA Grading Measuring Progress Objectively IEPs must include objective means of measuring the child's progress in a special education program. Volume 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 300.347, "Content of individualized education program," states that an IEP must include:  (2) A statement of measurable annual goals, including benchmarks or short-term objectives, related to (i) Meeting the child’s needs that result from the child’s disability to enable the child to be involved in and progress in the general curriculum.. [and]  (7) A statement of (i) How the child’s progress toward the annual goals described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section will be measured;... ~Wright’s Law 2006

5. 5 Rubric for AAA Grading Measuring Progress Objectively Objectives are degrees of educational skills that must be learned in order to attain the goal. For grading purposes, components three and four are significant. Criteria for attainment or standard for performance Trials  The third component is criteria for attainment or the standard for performance:  § at 80% accuracy  § 2 times a class period  § 8/10 responses  § with no pauses or redundancies  § for at least 5 minutes  Remember: As of this time we are writing our criteria at 80% (required by Special Services).

6. 6 Rubric for AAA Grading Measuring Progress Objectively conti. Evaluation Procedure or ‘Schedule of Evaluation’  The fourth component is the evaluation procedure:  Curriculum Based Assessment  Data Collection  Teacher/Text Tests  State Assessments  Teacher Observation  Work Samples  Other: as charted by teacher  Other: as charted by teacher assistant  The evaluation procedure is your ‘Schedule of Evaluation’ for the trials you have written. Teachers write their schedule differently. Some may write a ‘Schedule of Evaluation’ daily, weekly, or monthly. ~Special Education and Due Process Procedures Manual DEVELOPING IEP GOALS 2007

7. 7 Rubric for AAA Black-progress report/Brown-report card Name: __________ Date: ___________ A=1 (95)B=2 (85)C=3 (75) 1= goal has been mastered 2= some progress made 3= very little progress made Level of completion met all criteria defined in annual goal. Level of completion met some criteria defined in annual goal. Level of completion met little criteria defined in annual goal. 4 of 5 trials2-3 of 5 trials0-1 of 5 trials 80%+79-40%39-0% Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 4 of 5 attempts. Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 2- 3 of 5 attempts. Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 1 of 5 attempts. Support: _______ Prompted: _______ Independently: _____ Independently: ______ 1 st semester PR _____ RC _____ PR _____ RC _____ 2 nd semester PR _____ RC _____ PR _____ RC _____ attach reports

8. 8 Rubric for AAA Grading A=1 (95) 1=goal has been mastered Level of completion met all criteria defined in annual goal. 4 of 5 trials 80%+ Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 4 of 5 attempts. Support: _______ Prompted: _______ Independently: _____

9. 9 Rubric for AAA Grading B=2 (85) 2=some progress made Level of completion met some criteria defined in annual goal. 2-3 of 5 trials 79-40% Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 2-3 of 5 attempts. Support: _______ Prompted: _______ Independently: _____

10. 10 Rubric for AAA Grading C=3 (75) 3=very little progress made Level of completion met little criteria defined in annual goal. 0-1 of 5 trials 39-0% Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 1 of 5 attempts. Support: _______ Prompted: _______ Independently: ______

11. 11 Rubric for AAA Level of Assistance : Level of Guidance Support: Teacher Performing Act Hand-on-Hand Prompt: Hand-on-elbow Hand-on- shoulder Verbal cues Independence AAA Criteria

12. 12 Rubric for AAA Awareness Levels Passive or active participant? Passive (support) stimuli initiation tolerance Active (prompting, independence) identification exploration/ selection discrimination

13. 13 Rubric for reporting AAA progress Testing Info AAA Testing 2007-2008 ReadingMathematicsScience  Purposes  Think of the ‘Grading Rubric’ as another tool to collect, record, present and report data for student progression.  It should be used as a way to maintain consistency across grading, teachers and schools.

14. 14 Rubric for AAA Grading If you have any questions regarding AAA grading, please contact Special Services. Thank you for making a difference in the life of a child!

15. 15 Rubric for AAA Black-progress report/Blue-report card Name: _______ Date: _______ A=1 (95)B=2 (85)C=3 (75) 1= goal has been mastered 2= some progress made 3= very little progress made Level of completion met all criteria defined in annual goal. Level of completion met some criteria defined in annual goal. Level of completion met little criteria defined in annual goal. 4 of 5 trials2-3 of 5 trials0-1 of 5 trials 80%+79-40%39-0% Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 4 of 5 attempts. Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 2- 3 of 5 attempts. Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 1 of 5 attempts. Support: _______ Prompted: _______ Independently: ______ Independently: _____ Independently: ______ 1 st semester PR ______ RC _______ PR _______ RC _____ 2 nd semester PR _____ RC _____ PR _____ RC _____ attach reports

16. 16 Rubric for AAA Black-progress report/Blue-report card Name: ______ Date: _______ A=1 (95)B=2 (85)C=3 (75) 1= goal has been mastered 2= some progress made 3= very little progress made Level of completion met all criteria defined in annual goal. Level of completion met some criteria defined in annual goal. Level of completion met little criteria defined in annual goal. 4 of 5 trials2-3 of 5 trials0-1 of 5 trials 80%+79-40%39-0% Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 4 of 5 attempts. Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 2- 3 of 5 attempts. Successfully completed assigned task defined in annual level by at least 1 of 5 attempts. Support: _______ Prompted: _______ Independently: ______ Independently: _____ Independently: ______ 1 st semester PR ______ RC _______ PR _______ RC _____ 2 nd semester PR _____ RC _____ PR _____ RC _____ attach reports